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Barack Obama is finally President
« on: January 21, 2009, 06:54:43 AM »
Anyone get up in the middle of the night to watch the inauguration? I seem to have tuned in just in time for the lunch break...

I was hoping for a speech replay, but the text (oh, and video :-P ) is on the ABC website if anyone's interested.

Oh wait, he's giving a lunchtime speech...
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2009, 07:20:11 AM »
Apparently two senators, Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd, have collapsed during the lunch :|

Sucks that they have to have a bullet-proof enclosure for them to sit in... and that they're talking about Michelle Obama's fashion choices (it's 'her chance to shine' apparently...)

Reading through his speech, there are quite a few bits I like. It's going to be interesting to see how things will develop from here...

Edit (to avoid me quadruple-posting...): I love how they've got police motorbikes with side-cars! :-D

And what are the secret service dudes who walk next to the President's car supposed to do? They're not particularly 'secret' now that they're on international telly... They're massive dudes though, I guess they're supposed to crash tackle any would be assassins who make it past the 80 billion other police and defence force types lining the route?

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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2009, 07:49:03 AM »
I woke up early at 345am to watch it, awesomely good speech, and I liked the prayer at the end.. Cool.. Maybe the world wont be screwed totally in my lifetime.

I liked the green message in the speech.. balanced cool.. hope.. maybe..
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2009, 08:16:32 AM »
I'm reading the speech now. It's really interesting, and it all feels so fresh and promising.  8-)

Edit: I also like the sideswipes at the outgoing Bush regime...

And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2009, 08:51:06 AM »
Damn stayed up till two and then fell asleep.

Reading the speech now. Hmmmm does't seem as if he mentioned anything about the Israel Palestine coflict. He better not be pro Israel like Bush
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2009, 09:21:14 AM »
I woke up at 3.30am to watch it, went back to bed when the poem began and then got up at 8.30am to get on ticketek, now going back to bed :-P
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2009, 01:47:07 PM »
I was up, but I didn't watch it. Oh no, I just went there!
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2009, 02:27:17 PM »
The speech was brilliant.
The coverage whilst Obama was walking with the motorcade was not so awesome due to the irritating commentary. I do not care that Michelle has said that the kids will be making their own beds. I do not care about what she will do for this country in terms of fashion and raising children. Stop fucking making it all about how she's such a house wife. She's a former lawyer. Yes, she did quit her job to stay at home with the kids, but when your husband is going to be President, what else are you going to do?

I'm still fascinated at how good a memory Obama must have. That speech must have been 20 minutes long, and he did the whole thing beautifully with no prompts.

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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2009, 02:44:44 PM »
Aw, what about when he was taking the oath and he forgot a few words and mixed some up? :-P I felt bad for him.
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2009, 03:44:51 PM »
he didn't forget the dude prompting him (cj of the supreme court) stuffed up and obama followed him or someat..
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2009, 04:06:24 PM »
I stayed up till about 6am watching it, however, I went to bed before the parade.
Obama's speech was fairly impressive, but I the thing I remember best was the commentator saying that another President, a fair while ago, stood out in the freezing conditions and spoke for about 2 1/2 hours for his inauguration speech and hence caught pneumonia and died 2 months later.
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2009, 05:59:56 PM »
Quote from: Jealous on January 21, 2009, 04:06:24 PM
Obama's speech was fairly impressive, but I the thing I remember best was the commentator saying that another President, a fair while ago, stood out in the freezing conditions and spoke for about 2 1/2 hours for his inauguration speech and hence caught pneumonia and died 2 months later.

Heh. What a fool.
Too bad Bush wasn't that dedicated.
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2009, 07:32:59 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Blonde on January 21, 2009, 02:27:17 PM
I'm still fascinated at how good a memory Obama must have. That speech must have been 20 minutes long, and he did the whole thing beautifully with no prompts.
I'm sure he practised it to death, but they do have those swish projecty autocue things, often on either side - that's why he looks so much from side to side during all his speeches. Or so I have gathered, anyway.

Quote from: Jealous on January 21, 2009, 04:06:24 PM
... another President, a fair while ago, stood out in the freezing conditions and spoke for about 2 1/2 hours for his inauguration speech and hence caught pneumonia and died 2 months later.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison#Shortest_presidency

Tis likely untrue, but tis still a good story.
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2009, 07:42:22 PM »
Quote from: Adi on January 21, 2009, 07:32:59 PM
I'm sure he practised it to death, but they do have those swish projecty autocue things, often on either side - that's why he looks so much from side to side during all his speeches. Or so I have gathered, anyway.

I always look for the autocue things but I can never seen them. They must be fancy hidden ones.
I just like the idea of him remembering stuff...that's hot.  8-)  :-P
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Re: Barack Obama is finally President
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2009, 10:02:32 PM »
Thing is I really like Obama and am excited that he is officially president but don't you get sick of the cheesy American patriotism?

All those dickhead Hollywood celebrities jumping on the bandwagon piss me off majorly too- fucking Will I Am, Beyonce and Usher singing at the inaugaration ball. 
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